HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi Chairman of Seaports and Customs Department of Sharjah with Salma Touqn and Dice Kayek
Ten shortlisted international artists and designers exhibit work previously on display at London’s V&A Museum
An exhibition of Islamic-inspired work by artists and designers shortlisted for the prestigious Jameel Prize got under way today in Sharjah.
The exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization was officially inaugurated by HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Chairman of Seaports and Customs Department of Sharjah. The opening was also attended by Dr. Ibrahim Badawood, Managing Director of (ALJCI).
The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization is the only venue in the Middle East to display the diverse works of the artists, who were shortlisted from a field of more than 270 nominations from around the world.
The Jameel Prize for art inspired by Islamic heritage is awarded by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in partnership with Art Jameel, one of the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI).
HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi Chairman of Seaports and Customs Department of Sharjah
The exhibition is curated by Tim Stanley, senior curator for the V&A’s Middle Eastern collection, and Salma Tuqan, the V&A’s curator of Middle Eastern
Contemporary Art and Design, who were present at today’s opening. The exhibition will run until June 6th.
The diverse works of the 10 artists – ranging from Arabic typography to fashion inspired by the mosques of Istanbul, video installations and meditative drawings – were previously on display at the V&A.
“It gives me great pleasure to present this wonderful exhibition of contemporary works, which really captures the depth, spirit and diversity of the Jameel Prize,” said Mr Stanley, speaking at today’s launch.
“In a sense, it is a homecoming for these works because Sharjah is truly a seat of Islamic art, and the pieces on display are rooted in that rich tradition.
“The Jameel Prize exhibition demonstrates the influence of Islamic techniques on today’s art and how a young generation of international artists and designers are embracing Islamic heritage as the foundation of their contemporary ideas.”
HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi Chairman of Seaports and Customs Department of Sharjah Gallery Tour
The panel of expert judges for the Jameel Prize was chaired by V&A Director Martin Roth.
The Jameel Prize 3 exhibition features more than 20 works and is a chance for visitors to see some of the best international contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition.
A series of specially commissioned short films on each of the artists and designers can be viewed online at www.vam.ac.uk/channel/search/
Manal Ataya, Director General of the Sharjah Museums Department, said: “It is an honour for us to be hosting this rich and varied exhibition, which showcases the resonance of Islamic heritage in contemporary art.”
The Jameel Prize, whose patron is award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid, was originally conceived after the renovation of the V&A’s Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art by Art Jameel, which opened in July 2006 to showcase the rich artistic heritage of the Islamic world.
The £25,000 (Dhs135, 000.00) prize aims to create a broader understanding of Islamic culture and its place in the world by demonstrating its influence on contemporary art.
The Jameel Prize 3 was won by Parisian fashion brand Dice Kayek for Istanbul Contrast, a collection of garments created in 2010 that evoke Istanbul’s architectural and artistic heritage. In the exhibition, the work of Dice Kayek’s founders, Ece and Ayşe Ege, is joined by that of nine shortlisted artists and designers – Faig Ahmed, Nasser Al Salem, Nada Debs, Mounir Fatmi, Rahul Jain, Waqas Khan, Laurent Mareschal, Florie Salnot and Pascal Zoghbi.
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